Economic stakeholders on Thursday commended the Nigeria Revenue Service over the surge in government revenue, describing it as evidence that ongoing fiscal reforms are yielding positive results.
The group, under...
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Cameroon is reeling after the death of Anicet Ekane, a prominent opposition figure and longtime critic of President Paul Biya, who...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A radio presenter with South Africa’s public broadcaster has appeared in court on charges linked to the alleged recruitment of...
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — A high-level delegation from the West African bloc ECOWAS ended a mediation mission to Guinea-Bissau on Monday without achieving a breakthrough,...
ISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has criticized Guinea-Bissau’s recent military takeover, describing it as a “ceremonial coup” after soldiers appeared on...
PAPIRI, Niger State — Nigeria’s government is making “no meaningful effort” to rescue more than 250 children abducted from a Catholic boarding school in...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian military leaders met with President Bola Tinubu on Sunday after a series of kidnappings targeting schools and churches across the...
BANJUL, The Gambia — Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who is contesting the outcome of the October 12 presidential election, has fled to...
LUANDA, Angola — The seventh annual European Union–African Union summit opened in Angola on Monday under the theme “Promoting peace and prosperity through effective...
CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptians went to the polls on Monday in the second phase of parliamentary elections, covering 13 governorates including Cairo and Suez....
AFAR, Ethiopia — The long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia’s Afar region erupted on Sunday for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending...
MINNA, Nigeria — The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has confirmed that 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack...
MINNA, Nigeria — Nigeria is facing yet another wave of distressing school kidnappings after armed men attacked St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger...
ABUJA, Nigeria — A Nigerian court has sentenced Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment on seven terrorism-related charges, sparking sharp reactions from...
